Originally Posted by: PonyOneoh, BTW, i got to try an SBG-500 on my trip to Boston not long ago. i was about an inch away from getting it (they only wanted $300 for it). i think it was an '84, it had a few dents but nothing major, and what appeared to be a DiMarzio Super Distortion in the bridge (i know it wasn't the ToneZone). i ended up not getting it because I would've had too many carryons, but, i wish i would have... it was everything you made it out to be. i tested it against an early 90's LP Standard that they had and i honestly preferred the Yamaha.